Gee, that can't be your actual workbench. The wood is beautiful and not scratched or gouged. I bet you were extra careful laying out all those parts for the photo shoot. I detect the signature of a meticulous workman. (meant as a compliment, of course)

Gee, that can't be your actual workbench. The wood is beautiful and not scratched or gouged. I bet you were extra careful laying out all those parts for the photo shoot. I detect the signature of a meticulous workman. (meant as a compliment, of course)

It really isn't, I cleared that table and spread the pieces (yes, extra carefully ) for the photo. This is my actual workbench at the time:

Meticulous? Perhaps so (I appreciate the compliment), but only in relation to the work in hand, not with the surroundings, as you can see by the mess above.Whenever any soldering work is done, my table turns into an amalgamation of tools, wires and electrical components, none of this affecting the quality of the work itself. I guess by concentrating on one thing, I lose track of everything else.

Great work/pics! I have the same table. Not the table with the parts laid out on it but the table in the pic of your work station with the black mat. I refinished mine with the same color stain/poly you used to refinish yours in my attempt to match the original with what colors were available. My table came into my family in 1942.

awesome photo and disassembling job.... i would never attempt something like this on a working laptop of mine, since i would probably end up not able to put everything back together again....

It is actually not hard at all. Only tricky part was forgetting the one flat screw on the bottom by the battery. Also making sure the wiring for the lid and wifi card don't get caught in anything as you put it all back.

Total dis-assmbly time takes about 10 to 20 minutes for someone who has done it before or 1 hour if it is your first time.